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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to legal entities and establishments open to the public implementing the exception

Article R122-17

…c of I of Article 5 of Directive (EU) 2017/1564 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 September 2017 on certain authorised uses of certain works and other subject-matter protected by cop…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-14

For the period between 29 September 2021 and 28 December 2021, the calculation rates are set at :- 132.11% when the amount of revenue generated by feature films is less than or equal to €307,500;- 125…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article R2333-43

…tourist tax or flat-rate tourist tax shall notify the director general of public finance, before 15 September of the year preceding the year of application of the deliberation:1° The start and end dat…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article L324-2

…in Article L. 324-1, the provisions of Articles L. 228-65, L. 228-73, L. 236-14, L. 236-15, L. 236-16, L. 236-23 and L. 236-26 of the said Code do not apply.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article L511-18

The controls mentioned in articles L. 511-16 and L. 511-17 are carried out: 1° At the point of entry into the territory prior to any placing under a customs procedure; 2° When the goods are placed und…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-20

…The procedures for applying the obligation to transmit the information mentioned in article L. 4221-16-1.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Exceptional support measure for artistic agents, communications agents and press officers working in the film industry

Article 919-108

…ons of national framework scheme no. SA.62102 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 16 March 2021 C(2021) 1902, 9 December 2020 C(2020) 9072, 20 May 2020 C(2020) 3460 and 25 May 2020 C…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and terms of allocation

Article 919-113

…ons of national framework scheme no. SA.62102 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 16 March 2021 C(2021) 1902, 9 December 2020 C(2020) 9072, 20 May 2020 C(2020) 3460 and 25 May 2020 C…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Offences relating to public limited companies with a management board and a supervisory board

Article L245-17

…ies governed by the provisions of Articles L. 225-57 to L. 225-93. The provisions of article L. 245-16 are also applicable to sociétés anonymes governed by articles L. 225-57 to L. 225-93.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Development of apprenticeships in the non-industrial and non-commercial public sector

Article L6227-12

…ial and non-commercial public sector, with the exception of articles L. 6222-5, L. 6222-13, L. 6222-16, L. 6222-31, L. 6222-39, L. 6223-1, L. 6224-1, L. 6225-1 to L. 6225-3-1, L. 6243-1 and L. 6243-1-…

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